1958 International Cross Country Championships

The 1958 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cardiff, Wales, at the Pontcanna Fields on 22 March 1958. Tunisia entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1958 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	45th
Date	22 March
Host city	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Venue	Pontcanna Fields
Events	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation	78 athletes from 9 nations
← 1957 Waregem 1959 Lisbon →

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9 mi (14.5 km)	Stanley Eldon  England	46:29	Alain Mimoun  France	46:30	Frank Sando  England	46:33
Team
Men	England	35	France	64	Belgium	166

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Stanley Eldon	England	46:29
	Alain Mimoun	France	46:30
	Frank Sando	England	46:33
4	Alan Perkins	England	46:38
5	Willie Dunne	Ireland	46:43
6	Michel Bernard	France	46:48
7	John Merriman	Wales	46:57
8	Fred Norris	England	47:07
9	Basil Heatley	England	47:12
10	Alan Cocking	England	47:15
11	Maurice Chiclet	France	47:19
12	Francis Duleau	France	47:21
13	Marcel Vandewattyne	Belgium	47:26
14	Ahmed Messafta	Tunisia	47:28
15	Rhadi Ben Abdesselam	France	47:43
16	Hélio Duarte	Portugal	47:48
17	David Richards Jun.	Wales	48:04
18	Salah Beddiaf	France	48:09
19	Bertie Messitt	Ireland	48:10
20	Robert Bogey	France	48:12
21	Frans Herman	Belgium	48:13
22	Norman Horrell	Wales	48:14
23	Hamoud Ameur	France	48:16
24	Manuel Faria	Portugal	48:17
25	John Russell	Scotland	48:18
26	Paul Genève	France	48:23
27	Michael Firth	England	48:30
28	Luis García	Spain	48:32
29	Frans van der Hoeven	Belgium	48:34
30	António Ventura	Portugal	48:36
31	Willy Putzeys	Belgium	48:42
32	Aurèle Vandendriessche	Belgium	48:44
33	Antonio Amoros	Spain	48:46
34	Joe Connolly	Scotland	48:49
35	Kenneth Caulder	England	48:57
36	Abdelmalek El Ouni	Tunisia	49:00
37	Pat Moy	Scotland	49:04
38	Joaquim Santos	Portugal	49:08
39	Labidi Ayachi	Tunisia	49:10
40	Frans Scheers	Belgium	49:16
41	Joaquim Ferreira	Portugal	49:19
42	Harry Fenion	Scotland	49:22
43	Mariano Martin	Spain	49:24
44	Raymond van den Borre	Belgium	49:27
45	Jean van Onselen	Belgium	49:33
46	Adrian Jackson	Scotland	49:34
47	Tommy Dunne	Ireland	49:35
48	José Fernández	Spain	49:37
49	Jim Douglas	Ireland	49:40
50	Andrew Fleming	Scotland	49:49
51	Jose Castro Ruibal	Spain	50:02
52	Maurits van Laere	Belgium	50:09
53	Miguel Navarro	Spain	50:11
54	Andy Brown	Scotland	50:14
55	Armando Aldegalega	Portugal	50:25
56	Des Dickson	Scotland	50:26
57	Luis Vargas	Spain	50:27
58	Adam Brown	Ireland	50:29
59	Harry Wilson	Wales	50:33
60	Amor Manai	Tunisia	50:35
61	Rhys Davies	Wales	50:39
62	J.I. Evans	Wales	50:41
63	Davy Harrison	Ireland	50:56
64	Augusto Silva	Portugal	51:09
65	Sean O'Sullivan	Ireland	51:21
66	Rachid Ben Naceur	Tunisia	51:27
67	Peter Bowden	Wales	51:37
68	John McLaren	Scotland	51:39
69	Michael Maynard	England	51:39
70	Abdessalem Dargouth	Tunisia	51:49
71	Frazer Walker	Ireland	51:55
72	Barrie Saunders	Wales	52:00
73	Joaquin Escudero	Spain	52:11
74	Ali Tarbag	Tunisia	52:23
75	Abdelbaki Ben Ali	Tunisia	53:00
76	Haydn Tawton	Wales	53:25
77	Bob McCullough	Ireland	53:35
—	Hassan Amri	Tunisia	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Stanley Eldon Frank Sando Alan Perkins Fred Norris Basil Heatley Alan Cocking	35
2	France	Alain Mimoun Michel Bernard Maurice Chiclet Francis Duleau Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Salah Beddiaf	64
3	Belgium	Marcel Vandewattyne Frans Herman Frans van der Hoeven Willy Putzeys Aurèle Vandendriessche Frans Scheers	166
4	Portugal	Hélio Duarte Manuel Faria António Ventura Joaquim Santos Joaquim Ferreira Armando Aldegalega	204
5	Wales	John Merriman David Richards Jun. Norman Horrell Harry Wilson Rhys Davies J.I. Evans	228
6	Scotland	John Russell Joe Connolly Pat Moy Harry Fenion Adrian Jackson Andrew Fleming	234
7	Ireland	Willie Dunne Bertie Messitt Tommy Dunne Jim Douglas Adam Brown Davy Harrison	241
8	Spain	Luis García Antonio Amoros Mariano Martin José Fernández Jose Castro Ruibal Miguel Navarro	256
9	Tunisia	Ahmed Messafta Abdelmalek El Ouni Labidi Ayachi Amor Manai Rachid Ben Naceur Abdessalem Dargouth	285

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries.

Belgium (9)  England (9)  France (9)

Ireland (9)  Portugal (7)  Scotland (9)

Spain (8)  Tunisia (9)  Wales (9)

See also

• 1958 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Cross-country - England win both titles at Cardiff - England won both team and individual titles on Saturday in the forty-fifth International cross-country championship at Pontcanna Field, Cardiff..., Glasgow Herald, March 24, 1958, p. 10, retrieved 2 October 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Cardiff Pontcanna Fields Date: Saturday, March 22, 1958, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 12 September 2007, retrieved October 2, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
4. 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013